Abstract: As automotive industry faces more and more stringent requirements in fuel economy and emissions reduction, electric and electric hybrid vehicles have gained great momentum in recent years. Besides many technical challenges ahead, however, there are market barriers with unaffordable cost and high expectation from consumers. While focus has been on green technology, the resulted vehicle electrification may push automotive industry to an inflection point that revolutionizes the way how vehicles are designed, engineered and built. Electrified vehicle enables intelligent vehicle, which is considered to be one of the ultimate solutions to vehicle safety and performance in general. This paper reviewed the state of the art and challenges in some key areas, in particular, electrical and electronic (E/E) architecture and integrated vehicle controls. The paper concluded that electrification and intelligence is a harmonious combination for vehicles, and the primary drive to the future automotive industry.    

Key words:   vehicle electrification, electrical and electronic (E/E) architecture, vehicle intelligence, integrated vehicle control